ST.

XAVIER’S COLLEGE
(AUTONOMOUS)
KOLKATA

3rd SEMESTER EXAMINATION

DECEMBER 2022
B.A./B.Sc.
Saturday, December 17, 2022
HECSE3011T 01:00 PM to 04:00 PM
3 hours
DATA ANALYSIS
Full Marks : 80

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST:

 Of the questions attempted, the answers to only the first required number of questions (as stipulated
in the question paper) will be evaluated. So please do not attempt extra questions.
 Use fountain pen or ball-point pen of blue or black ink.
 Answer in your own words as far as practicable.
 Do not write anything on the question paper other than your Roll No.

At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together.
The marks are given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.

The question paper consists of 3 pages.

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 Of the questions attempted, the answers to only the first required number of
questions (as stipulated in the question paper) will be evaluated.
So, PLEASE DO NOT ATTEMPT EXTRA QUESTIONS.

MODULE-I

1. Answer ANY TWO questions: [ × = ]

(a) What do you mean by univariate, bivariate, and multivariate data? Provide
examples. [5]
(b) What do you mean by minimum-variance unbiased estimator (MVUE) and best
linear unbiased estimator (BLUE)? [2.5+2.5]
(c) Briefly discuss some of the advantages and disadvantages of a diagrammatic mode
of presenting data. [5]

2. Answer ANY TWO questions: [ × = ]

(a) Elucidate on different types of biases that may arise from a survey. [15]
(b) (i) Derive the formula for median geometrically. Is mean a better measure of
central tendency compared to the median? [3+2]
(ii) The following is the distribution of sales (in thousand `) of some shops in a
city.
Sales (‘000 `) 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40 and more
Number of shops 14 - 27 - 15
If the median and mode of sales are `25000 and `24000 respectively, find the
missing frequencies. [10]
(c) (i) What is an ogive? [3]
(ii) Consider the following marks obtained in Data Analysis by the batch of 61
students of UG SEM 3 at ABC college in 2021.
71 78.5 71 76 69.5 71.5 66 73 77 61 76 78
78 76 71 75 74.5 79 75.5 75 80 76 78.5 70
73.5 59.5 73 78 66 74 75 79 76 69 74 74
65.5 75 50 60 76.5 74 72 69.5 59 73 77 57.5
74.5 77 68 75.5 73 55 70 77 74 64 79 73
78

Construct a frequency distribution with class intervals of 5 marks. Construct the

cumulative frequencies. Draw an ogive of both less-than and greater-than type. [6+3+3]

MODULE-II
3. Answer ANY TWO questions: [ × = ]
(a) Distinguish between absolute and relative references in MS Excel. [5]
(b) Explain SUM and SUMIF functions in MS Excel. What is a ribbon in MS Excel? [3+2]
(c) What is the difference between COUNT, COUNTA, COUNTIF, and COUNTBLANK in MS
Excel? [5]

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4. Answer ANY TWO questions: [15×2=30]
(a) (i) Suppose data on income and consumption of 100 households are given. Mention
the steps necessary to calculate the correlation coefficient using MS Excel.
0 1 2
(ii) How will you find the inverse of the following matrix in MS Excel: A= 1 2 3
3 1 1
(iii) Discuss the steps involved in solving the following system of equations using MS
Excel.
2 + +2 =0
2 − + = 10
+3 − = 5
[3+5+7]

(b) (i) Panel data combine both time series and cross section data. Is the statement
true? Explain.
(ii) What is the difference between panel data and pooled data?
(iii) Give examples of cross-section data available for Indian economy. [3+5+7]

(c) (i) How will you find the product (AB) of the two following matrices using MS Excel:
1 −1
3 −5 2
= 8 3 and =
16 5 13
5 11
(ii) Consider the data given on question no. (2-c-ii). Mention the steps to represent
the data through a histogram in MS Excel.
(iii) Consider a sample of size and the population variance is . Find out the
unbiased estimator of .
(iv) How do you create Pivot Tables in MS Excel? [3+4+5+3]

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